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Source: Xinhua Published: December 19, 2011 12:26
Scientists said on Sunday that they have finished sequencing the genome of a direct descendant of Genghis Khan.
Source: Xinhua Published: November 12, 2011 14:05
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday approved HEMACORD, the first licensed hematopoietic progenitor cells-cord cell therapy.
Biological computers may become reality, helping monitor human health
Source: Xinhua Published: October 21, 2011 09:54
British scientists used bacteria and DNA to build basic components for digital devices in a new research, according to media reports, suggesting biological computers come closer to reality.
Source: Xinhua Published: October 05, 2011 14:24
Australian experts and Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Wednesday congratulated Nobel Prize winner Brian Schmidt, saying that the discovery changed the face of astronomy and mankind's understanding of the universe.
Arctic sea ice hits second-lowest level: NASA
Source: Xinhua Published: October 05, 2011 14:20
The extent of sea ice covering the Arctic Ocean in September declined to the second-lowest extent on record, according to satellite data released Tuesday from NASA and the NASA-supported National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC).
Source: Xinhua Published: October 04, 2011 15:30
Many friends and colleagues of Canadian scientist Ralph Steinman reacted with shock when they learned on Monday that Steinman won the Nobel Prize for Medicine and Physiology three days after he died.
Nobel foundation says deceased Steinmen to remain Nobel Laureate
Source: Xinhua Published: October 04, 2011 14:50
Family members of Ralph Steinman speak at a press conference at the Rockefeller University in New York, the United States, Oct. 3, 2011.
Comprehensive efforts needed to save coral reefs: Indonesia expert
Source: Xinhua Published: September 22, 2011 10:37
Comprehensive efforts are needed to save coral reefs as their living compound is prone to environmental damage, an Indonesian expert told Xinhua in an exclusive interview on Tuesday.
Comprehensive efforts needed to save coral reefs: Indonesia expert
Source: Xinhua Published: September 22, 2011 10:34
Comprehensive efforts are needed to save coral reefs as their living compound is prone to environmental damage, an Indonesian expert told Xinhua in an exclusive interview on Tuesday.
Source: Xinhua Published: September 22, 2011 09:59
Comprehensive efforts are needed to save coral reefs as their living compound is prone to environmental damage, an Indonesian expert told Xinhua in an exclusive interview on Tuesday.
Source: Xinhua Published: September 09, 2011 15:10
A gene responsible for regulating chronic pain, called HCN2, has been identified by scientists at the University of Cambridge. The research, to be published on Friday in US journal Science, opens up the possibility of targeting drugs to block the protein produced by the gene in order to combat chron...
Source: Xinhua Published: September 01, 2011 15:29
Bushranger Ned Kelly's headless body has finally been identified in Australia, more than 130 years after his execution in the Old Melbourne Gaol, Victoria's Attorney- General Robert Clark announced on Thursday.
Source: Xinhua Published: August 30, 2011 16:03
US government researchers must have known those were unethical studies, while they deliberately infected Guatemalan prison inmates and mental patients with syphilis for an experiment in the 1940s, according to a US presidential commission.
Finland develops disposable heart rate indicator
Source: Xinhua Published: August 22, 2011 13:12
The Finnish company Spektikor has recently developed a novel type of disposable heart rate indicator, local media reported on Sunday.
Source: Xinhua Published: August 11, 2011 09:10
An international team of scientists has identified 29 new genetic variants linked to multiple sclerosis, providing key insights into the biology of an important and very debilitating neurological disease.
Source: Xinhua Published: August 05, 2011 09:43
Researchers have found a way to turn mouse embryonic stem cells into sperm and this finding opens up new avenues for infertility research and treatment, according to a study published Thursday in the online edition of journal Cell.
Source: Xinhua Published: August 02, 2011 11:23
Scientists have discovered oxygen molecules in deep space in a region of the Orion nebula, some 1,500 light years from the Earth, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced Monday.
Source: Xinhua Published: July 18, 2011 10:12
A new gene mutation may play a role in the development of Parkinson's disease, a team of international researchers have found.
Source: Xinhua Published: July 17, 2011 15:10
A new gene mutation may play a role in the development of Parkinson's disease, a team of international researchers have found.
Source: Xinhua Published: July 16, 2011 09:32
The Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) announced Friday that a group of international scientists has finished sequencing the genetic code of the potato.
Source: Xinhua Published: July 11, 2011 10:28
The upcoming Natural History Museum in Singapore launched a drive on Sunday to raise 12 million Singapore dollars ($9.8 million) by the end of the month to buy three dinosaur fossils from a company in Wyoming, the United States.
Source: Xinhua Published: July 05, 2011 09:44
A female Siberian tiger licks a baby Bengali white tiger in the Heilongjiang Siberian Tiger Garden in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, July 4, 2011.
Source: Xinhua Published: July 04, 2011 09:38
The National Development and Reform Commission has approved the establishment of a national agricultural laboratory in Nanchang, capital of east China's Jiangxi Province, as part of the country's new approach to food safety.